| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. 39-A MRSA §211, as amended by PL 1995, c. 560, Pt. G, §22, | | is further amended to read: |
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| | | §211. Maximum benefit levels |
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| | | Effective January 1, 1993, the maximum weekly benefit payable | | under section 212, 213 or 215 is $441 or 90% of state average | | weekly wage, whichever is higher. Beginning on July 1, 1994, the | | maximum benefit level is the higher of $441 or 90% of the state | | average weekly wage as adjusted annually utilizing the state | | average weekly wage as determined by the Department of Labor. | | Beginning on January 1, 2000, the maximum benefit level is the | | higher of $600 or 166% of the state average weekly wage as | | adjusted annually utilizing the state average weekly wage as | | determined by the Department of Labor. |
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| | | This bill increases the maximum weekly benefit level under the | | Maine Workers' Compensation Act of 1992 to the higher of $600 or | | 166% of the state average weekly wage as adjusted annually | | utilizing the state average weekly wage as determined by the | | Department of Labor. |
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